Category Archives: Canning

Ah the joys of wild harvesting..

So this spring, my Dear Hubby was thrilled to find a new patch of my wild plum bushes and he has been checking them off and on thought the season, and was very excited to do the first pick, now … Continue reading

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Fall Garden Stew-Canning

Lots and Lots of Tomato’s Ready-Check Boatload of green peppers ready-Check Yellow and Green Beans by the bowlful-Check Potato’s died down and ready to harvest-Check Carrots-small but o so sweet-Check Turnips-Love the flavor to this-Check Butternut Squash or any other … Continue reading

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Making Homemade Stew and Canning it for future use

Fall Lamb Stew Recipe (this is the single regular pot for family eating, X4 for canning) 1 pd of stewing lamb meat 1 large diced onion 2 diced garlic cloves 3 quarts of lamb bone broth or make up beef flavored … Continue reading

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Farmgal Canning Tips

Just a few of my shelves with canning in my cellar, I have currently have eight sets of four shelves, each shelf can hold 200 pds evenly, each shelve fits four canning box’s for a total of 48 jars per … Continue reading

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Making Homemade Grape Juice

Do you grow your own grapes?  Do you hunt for wild grapes? What do you do with your grapes, fresh eating for some? Use the Grape Leaves in cooking? Do you make your own juice, jelly or do you make homemade … Continue reading

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Green Peppers, Red Peppers, Hot Peppers..

Well, I am working my way though 37 pds of Red Peppers, 41 pds of green peppers, 3 pds of hot peppers, to which I also have lots of onions and tomato’s to use if needed. I have green pepper … Continue reading

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An Apple a day..

Even if you missed looking for those stunning white to white-pink flowers in your spring walks and travels, when if you wanted to wild harvest fruit, you should in fact have a local map marked with lots and lots of … Continue reading

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Current Canning Update for 2011

I just loved Andrea`s current count on her canning for the year, she is putting up for her family and it all sounds so yummy, I figured that some folks might not know that I have a Canning Log on … Continue reading

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Tag teaming the pressure canner and the water bath canner..

Thankfully, being the weekend, I have my DH also tag-teaming the work, I know that it may seem silly but I do wish that I had a few little ones to be sharing this knowledge with, I wish that my … Continue reading

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Rain, garden produce, Chokeberry Season has started.

We are into our third day in the rain, good steady warmish rain, by my count on our rain gauge we have had just over 4 inchs, excellent for the pastures, for the garden and for our shallow well! Thankfully … Continue reading

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